Closure for paper boxes and similar articles.



, P. B. MYERS. CLOSURE FOR PAPER BOXES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES. IAPPLIOATION FILED APR a. 1909.

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PHINEAS B. MYERS, OF MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY.

CLOSURE FOR PAPER BOXES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES. 1

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 8, 1909.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Serial No. 488,650.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHINEAs B. MYERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Morristown, Morris county, State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Im rovements in Closures for Paper Boxes an Similar Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved closure for paper boxes and similar articles, which is of simple construction, may be readily manipulated and efiectively prevents accidental opening.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a paper box provided with my improved closure; Fig. 2 is across section on line 22, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 a similar section on line 33, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a plan of the closing flap Fig. 5 a bottom view thereof, and Fig. 6 a cross section of a modification of the closure.

The folding cover 10 of a paper box or similar article 11 has the usual closing flap 12 ada ted to be tucked under the front 13 of the ox. Flap 12 is provided with a substantially U-shaped incision, so as to form a tongue 14 integral with cover 10. To the back of flap 12 there is asted a strip of cardboard 15 which exten s across the opening 16 formed in flap 12 by the removal therefrom of the material that goes to form tongue 14. This strip or backing 15 is provided with a transverse slit 17 extending across opening 16 and adapted to accommodate tongue 14. A similar slit 18 is formed in the box-front 13, which registers substantially with slit 17, when flap 12 is closed.

In lieu of providing flap 12 with a se arate backing 15, the fla may be double upon itself, so that the acking is made integral with the flap. This construction is illustrated in Fig. 6, in which 19 indicates the fiap'which is turned inward, so as to form the integral backing 20 which is pasted to the inner side of flap 19. Cover 10 has the integral tongue 21, while backing 20 has the transverse slit 22 adapted to receive said tongue, the same as described with reference to the construction shown in Figs. 1-5.

To close the box, flap 12 is tucked under front 13, while tongue 14 is folded over such front and is then bent and assed successively through slits 18, 17. n this way a remarkably effective closure is obtained, which is not liable to become accidentally unfastened during transportation or otherwise. To open the box, the tongue is manually drawn out of the slits to release the cover, which may then be raised.

It is evident that this invention may also be ap lied to wrappers and similar packages.

I c aim:

1. A aper box or similar article, having a slitted ody, an apertured closing flap, a slitted strip extending across the flap-aperture, and a tongue adapted to engage the slitted body and the slitted strip.

2. A paper box or similar article, having a slitted body, a folding cover, an integral apertured closing flap, a tongue integral with the cover, and a slitted strip secured to the back of the flap and extending across the aperture thereof.

Signed by me at New York city, (Manhattan,) N. Y., this 7th day of April, 1909.

PHINEAS B. MYERS.

Witnesses:

W. R. SoHULz, FRANK v. BRIESEN. 

